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talaq news

Talaq takes effect when pronounced by husband, not when court confirms it: HC

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Published on Apr 02, 2026 03:42 am IST

SC refrains from blanket order to curb practice of virtual talaq

The top court was hearing a spate of petitions that have questioned the validity of the practice of Talaq-e-Hasan (HT Archives)
Published on Feb 12, 2026 05:50 am IST

SC slams Talaq-e-Hasan as ‘gross’, ‘discriminatory’: What is the practice?

The SC bench led by Justice Surya Kant noted that this issue goes beyond individual disputes, and concerns the “society at large”.
Published on Nov 20, 2025 01:00 pm IST

Shoaib Malik says he is a hands-on father after divorce from Sania Miza

Shoaib Malik with his son Ishaan Mirza Malik
Published on Mar 17, 2025 05:04 pm IST

Kerala man gives triple talaq via phone; booked for assault, dowry demand

21-year-old woman approached the police, alleging that she had been subjected to physical and mental torture by her husband over demands for more dowry. (HT FILE)
Published on Mar 15, 2025 09:45 pm IST

Won’t pander to agenda, will focus on relief to women: SC on Talaq-e-Hasan

The SC bench fixed August 29 as the next date of hearing. (Amit Sharma)
Updated on Aug 17, 2022 04:48 am IST

Man flees to Dubai after giving second wife talaq by post, police on chase

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Updated on Sept 27, 2020 09:18 pm IST

Woman given triple talaq, raped by tantric for nikah halala

A 22-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal was divorced under the now illegal practice of triple talaq and then allegedly raped by a tantric so that her husband could remarry her,
Published on Dec 13, 2019 09:06 am IST

Hyderabad man pronounces triple talaq to his wife for irregular teeth

The woman in her complaint to police said that a week into her marriage, her in-laws had started harassing her for more dowry while her husband insulted her saying he did not like her because of her ugly teeth.
Updated on Nov 01, 2019 06:49 pm IST

With Rs 6,000 assistance, Yogi Adityanath blunts triple talaq bill criticism

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Updated on Sept 25, 2019 05:40 pm IST

One held in Kerala’s Kozhikode for pronouncing ‘talaq’ thrice to divorce his wife

The Parliament had passed the bill last month criminalizing the practice of instant triple talaq. Despite the new law, the practice is still continuing in many parts of the country, including Kerala.
Updated on Aug 16, 2019 08:51 pm IST

UP woman given triple talaq after asking for Rs 30 to buy medicines

Hapur’s deputy superintendent of police Rajesh Singh said they have filed the woman’s complaint.
Published on Aug 13, 2019 12:51 pm IST

60-year-old Ajmer man booked for giving triple talaq

A man has been booked for allegedly harassing and pronouncing triple talaq on his wife.
Published on Aug 08, 2019 03:00 pm IST

UP woman’s nose allegedly chopped off over triple talaq

Parliament has recently passed Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 that criminalises instant triple talaq.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 02:08 pm IST

UP man working in Kuwait gives triple talaq through WhatsApp

Police said the accused pressured the woman, who is from Bihari village under Sikheda police station in the district, to withdraw the case, but she refused.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 11:12 am IST

Woman in Madhya Pradesh files complaint against husband for triple talaq

The woman filed a complaint with the police against her husband barely three months after her marriage.
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 02:22 pm IST

Malaysia’s ex-king divorces former Miss Moscow by triple talaq: Report

Malaysia’s former king has divorced a Russian ex-beauty queen just months after news of their wedding emerged and he abdicated in a first for the country.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 08:50 am IST

Wife asks for 30 to buy veggies, man loses cool, gives her triple talaq

The police has booked a man for allegedly divorcing his wife by triple talaq following a heated argument over 30 in Greater Noida’s Dadri.
Updated on Jul 01, 2019 08:31 am IST

Triple talaq: 32-yr-old Mumbra man arrested

KA Karpe, senior inspector from Bhoidwada police, said, “Momin had also sent a court notice twice to divorce his wife, which will work as an evidence.”
Updated on Jun 22, 2019 02:04 am IST

35-year-old booked for giving instant talaq to wife in July ’18

A 35-year-old man was booked by the Sakinaka police on Saturday for using triple talaq to divorce his wife last year. The accused later married another woman.
Published on May 29, 2019 01:38 am IST

Mumbai man booked for triple talaq

On Saturday police complaint was lodged against her husband under the ordinance which curtails the practice of instant triple talaq.
Updated on May 29, 2019 07:45 am IST

He divorced her over the phone because she ‘came home 10 minutes late’

The woman also accused her in-laws of beating her as her family was not able to meet their demands of dowry at the time of their wedding.
Updated on Jan 30, 2019 01:50 pm IST

Woman given triple talaq, seeks Bajrang Dal help

Victim of triple talaq (Centre) at police headquarter in Dehradun on Saturday.
Updated on Jul 21, 2018 10:34 pm IST

Review: Triple Talaq by Salman Khurshid

Celebrating the passing of the triple talaq bill by the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on December 31, 2017.
Updated on May 04, 2018 05:48 pm IST